Research Culture

At Lancaster University, we cultivate a supportive and inclusive research environment where every individual is empowered to thrive and innovate.

What is Research Culture?

Research Culture is a broad term that encompasses the behaviours, values, expectations, attitudes and norms of our research communities. The Royal Society has put together this video which is helpful in providing definition around the term Research Culture.

What Research Culture means to us:

The Research-excellence Culture Action Plan (ReCAP) is Lancaster's commitment to fostering an environment that supports high-quality, ethical, and inclusive research. This plan outlines four key themes aimed at ensuring the integrity of our research, enabling collaboration and innovation opportunities, recognising and developing our research community, creating a supportive and inclusive environment and recognising and developing our research community. The four themes are illustrated below, each with their own associated sub-themes.

Integrity

Read more on how we support our researchers through our Integrity practices.
Collaboration and Innovation

Read more on how we support our researchers through our Collaboration and Innovation practices.
Supportive and Inclusive Environment

Read more on how we support our researchers through our Supportive and Inclusive Environment practices.
Recognising and Developing

Read more on how we support our researchers through our Recognising and Developing practices.

Research Culture Day

Lancaster's first research Culture Day was held on Thursday, 3 September 2024. It was a day dedicated to showcasing all the exciting work that is taking place around research culture at the University and an invitation to research staff, research enabling staff, technicians and postgraduate researchers to get involved in the activities and conversations.

More details of the sessions held on the day and links to the presentations is available on the Research Culture Day webpage.

Contact Us

We welcome input from our community and encourage colleagues to share their feedback on our research culture.

For any questions or enquiries, please feel free to get in touch via email at: [email protected]

Research News

Stories from Lancaster's researchers around the world

Lancaster to train a new generation of talented researchers thanks to major doctoral funding award

Lancaster University is set to train around 50 new PhD students, providing a new generation of research leaders – with the first cohort starting in October next year.

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Call for new governance framework for stem cell-based embryo models

A Nuffield Council on Bioethics working group, including Lancaster University Distinguished Professor of Bioethics Stephen Wilkinson, calls for a new governance framework for stem cell-based embryo models, one that that encourages innovation whilst upholding ethical standards and ensuring public benefit.

The Spanish Ambassador, Mr José Pascual Marco Martínez (left), with the Dean of Lancaster University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Edward Simpson (right), and The School of Global Affairs Head of Department, Dr Derek Hird (centre left), and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Director of Internationalisation Professor Christopher Macleod.

University provides warm welcome for UK’s Spanish Ambassador

The UK’s Spanish Ambassador was on campus at Lancaster University this week to further engagement across education and research with Spain.

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Study exposes global ‘blind spot’ in human rights protections for dissidents

Intensifying coercive tactics used by repressive states to silence critics abroad requires the set-up of specialist transnational rights protection offices, says a new paper by researchers at Lancaster University and Central European University in Vienna.

United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, during its deployment to the Asia-Pacific in 2001
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Public forum will examine approach to future relations with China

Relationships between the UK, EU, US and China will be up for discussion at a public forum in Lancaster later this month.

Lancaster researchers part of new centre on equitable low carbon living

Lancaster University researchers are set to work as part of an innovative centre funded with £8million over five years by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and UKRI as part of its strategic focus on building a green future.

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